This Year, Choose Gifts With a “Long Tail.” Your Loved Ones Will Be Thrilled—Eventually. Slate Staff
Take your time with these surprisingly useful items, from picnic blankets to Cork Pops.
You Might Think Our School District’s Four-Day Week Would Be a Disaster. Instead, It’s Amazing. Sarah Ann Noel
Our four-day school week turned out to be a total godsend.
Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Senior Audience Development Editor for Podcasts? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz. Ray Hamel
Test your knowledge of this week’s big stories.
Slate Mini Crossword for Dec. 13, 2024 Mike Dirolf
Take a quick break with our daily 5×5 grid.
Slate Crossword: Kyushu Currency (Three Letters) Quiara Vasquez
Ready for some wordplay? Sharpen your skills with Slate’s puzzle for Dec. 13, 2024.
The al-Assad Dictatorship in Syria Has Fallen David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson
Who and what will rise in Syria after the fall of the al-Assad dictatorship?
Everyone Is Making a Horrible Mistake in How They Watch Christmas Movies. Here’s How to Avoid It. Luke Winkie
Planning your Christmas movie watch list is a delicate art. I think I’ve cracked the code.
My Brother Proposed to His Girlfriend Without a Ring. Guess Who She Blames. Athena Valentine
Who could have seen this coming?
“Ugly” Christmas Sweaters Used to Have Character. They’ve Become Something Else Entirely. Ash Croce
Most modern interpretations are a sad imitation of what was once a kitschy holiday tradition.
One of 2019’s Most Acclaimed Books Is Now One of 2024’s Most Acclaimed Movies. It Took a Huge Risk. Dan Kois
Nickel Boys adapts Colson Whitehead’s novel by making a radical choice. I talked to the director about why.